All FMRL programs you must register in advance whether you are attending in person or virtually. https://leelibrary.librarymarket.com/event/online-overcoming-brickwalls-research-challenges-and-dead-ends-130415 Contact Bryan Mulcahy at 239-533-4626 or email him at bmulcahy@leegov.com.
Join us along with Sue Styx as she presents her program "Passing the Baton." What will happen to your genealogy research and family treasures when you’re gone? This class explores practical steps genealogists can take now to preserve their work. Learn how to organize research, select a genealogy heir, manage digital accounts, and use tools […]
Join us via Zoom for a discussion of Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. Based on the notorious real-life scandal of Georgia Tann—the Memphis adoption director who kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families—this riveting novel weaves together two timelines. In 1939 Memphis, twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her siblings are snatched from their family's Mississippi […]
All FMRL programs you must register in advance whether you are attending in person or virtually. Contact Bryan Mulcahy at 239-533-4626 or email him at bmulcahy@leegov.com.
Join us along with Karen Fortin as she presents her program "Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Recreating Life in a Community using Death Certificates." Death certificates can tell us a lot about how our ancestors lived and died. When looked at as a group they can also tell us about life and death in their communities. […]
Join us for a 50th Anniversary Celebration as we watch AI and Genealogy: Using AI to Create Better Family Stories and Narratives with Thomas MacEntee. Transform genealogical facts into engaging family stories using AI responsibly and ethically. Learn to overcome writer’s block, improve narrative flow, and bring ancestors to life in family history books, blog […]
Hiding the Past by Nathan Dylan Goodwin - A forensic genealogist investigates Peter Coldrick's mysterious past, uncovering dangerous family secrets spanning World War II to the present day. Book 1 of the Forensic Genealogist Series. Discuss the book with other LCGS members who appreciate family history. Consider how the themes in this book may relate […]
All FMRL programs you must register in advance whether you are attending in person or virtually. Contact Bryan Mulcahy at 239-533-4626 or email him at bmulcahy@leegov.com.
Join us along with Debra Dudek as she presents her program "Mixers and Shakers - Tracing Your Bartending, Saloon, and Tavern keeping Ancestors before Prohibition." Taverns and saloons have been a crucial American institution, and the men behind the bar were the social rock stars of their era. This program will lead you through the […]
All FMRL programs you must register in advance whether you are attending in person or virtually. Contact Bryan Mulcahy at 239-533-4626 or email him at bmulcahy@leegov.com.
Join us along with Debra Dudek as she presents her program "Mixers and Shakers - Tracing Your Bootlegging, Shimmy-Shaking, and Repeal-Seeking Ancestors During and After Prohibition." Temperance advocates celebrated victory when America went dry in 1920. For a short time, the great experiment appeared to curb the ills associated with imbibing alcohol. However, American drinking […]
Join us along with Bryan Mulcahy as he presents his program Preserving Old Documents. Preservation is the key to saving your ancestors’ memories. Our seminar will focus on techniques to help family historians and researchers preserve their family papers and photographs for the next generation. Preventing damage is the key to preserving your items. This is […]